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Freshmen contribute to Arizona State baseball 2023 season opener

by Sammy Nute - February 18, 2023February 18, 2023

(Photo: Sydni Griffin/WCSN) The story of Arizona State baseball’s offseason was all of the new faces. 28 of the team’s 38 rostered players were not Sun Devils last year. A good chunk of those new faces are freshmen looking to contribute to a college baseball team for the first time in

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils swept in the Bay Area, lose 16-10 on Sunday

by Michael Baribault - April 10, 2022April 10, 2022

(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) After winning three of its previous four games, Arizona State Baseball was swept this weekend in the Bay Area, losing to Stanford 16-10 on Sunday afternoon.The Sun Devils held a 5-4 lead going into the bottom of the fourth inning, but a five-run frame for Stanford gave the

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils split doubleheader highlighted by 17-10 win

by Michael Baribault and Tia Reid - March 13, 2022March 13, 2022

(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball split a doubleheader on Saturday, winning 17-10 against San Francisco in its first game of the day and falling to Missouri 6-4 in the second game. Below are recaps of each contest from reporters Michael Baribault and Tia Reid. Game 1 By Michael Baribault ASU's bats were hot

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils struggle all around in 7-1 loss to No. 20 Oregon Sunday

by Valentina Martinez - March 20, 2021March 20, 2021

(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) The weather in Eugene, Oregon was erratic on Saturday afternoon at PK Park. It was gloomy, even pouring rain at times, but by the end of Arizona State Baseball's game against No. 20 Oregon, the sun was shining down over the stadium. In a similar manner to the

ASU Baseball: Defense shows out to claim Sun Devils’ first victory of the season, 2-1

by Michael Baribault - February 20, 2021February 20, 2021

A strong defensive showing from Arizona State Baseball led to a 2-1 win over Sacramento State at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Saturday night. Redshirt freshman right-fielder Kai Murphy, redshirt junior shortstop Drew Swift, redshirt freshman first-baseman Nate Baez and redshirt freshman second-baseman Sean McClain were the culprits of great defense by